Expansion of Gush Etzion continues unabated; Arabs pay price
But they will not see the olive groves and the vines of the village of Hussan uprooted by bulldozers so that Beitar Elite could be expanded. They won't see the private plots of land belonging to the residents of Bethlehem and Beit Jala that were fenced off by (illegal) settlers. Because the organizers aren't interested in showing their guests from Tel Aviv the dark side of Israeli existence in Gush Etzion.http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...311568,00.html

March of Grapes Brutally Attacked-6 Arrested, Many Injured
October 8, 2006-Today, Palestinian, international and Israeli activists joined together to demonstrate against land theft, road closures and economic isolation by bringing two tons of the surplus Palestinian grape harvest to an occupation checkpoint along Route 60. In a display of civil disobedience akin to the North American Boston Tea Party, the demonstrators hoped to dump the surplus harvest onto the road, but were viciously attacked before they were able to reach the checkpoint.http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/20...08/khadrgrape/

Forced to climb over the apartheid wall for open heart surgery
Abed El-Fatah, a refugee living Qalqilya city, was forced to climb over the apartheid wall around Jerusalem after Occupation forces refused to allow him to enter in order to receive critical surgery. Since the isolation of Jerusalem behind the Apartheid Wall, entering the city is impossible without a permit from the occupation forces. Abed sent his medical file with the application for a permit through the Red Crescent. A week after applying for the permit he received a paper telling him that his application was refused for “security reasons.”http://stopthewall.org/latestnews/1317.shtml

Olmert: Jerusalem as capital forever
In a video address broadcast Sunday night to thousands of Christian tourists who came to Israel via the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem (ICEJ), he emphasized the holiness of the "City of God" and said that he was committed that (OCCUPIED) Jerusalem "remain the united and undivided the capital for the Jewish people."http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...312530,00.html

What Does it Take for a Palestinian to Get a US Visa?
In order for a Palestinian to visit the US, they must acquire a visa. Visas can be obtained by making an appointment at the US Consulate in Jerusalem. The problem becomes apparent when you realize that a resident of the West Bank is not allowed to enter Jerusalem because Jerusalem was annexed by Israel (and hence they consider the whole city to be part of Israel, even though international law recognises East Jerusalem to be occupied territory) and is also on the other side of the apartheid wall which has been built to keep all Palestinians out.http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2006/10/07/us-visas/

IDF troops beat two handcuffed Palestinians at Nablus checkpoint
The brother said they attempted to remove their blindfolds at which point two soldiers entered the cell and retied the blindfolds over their eyes. The soldiers then began to beat the two bound and blind-folded brothers with their assault rifles. An activist from Rabbis from Human Rights, Zakariya Asade, told Haaretz the two brothers were not able to get up after they were beaten. Asade called an ambulance which took the brothers to a Nablus hospital.http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/771962.html

IDF denies killing Palestinian man near Nablus-area checkpoint
Relatives said Ahmed Yousef Tirawi, 25, was walking with his wife on a path off limits to Palestinians when soldiers fired a single bullet to his head, killing him. The Israel Defense Forces said it was unaware of any shooting incident in the area and its forces had not opened fire.http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/771554.html

Brother of slain Palestinian worker: "He was murdered in cold blood"
"I was a few meters from the scene; at first the officers chased after my brother and his friend, took them into the bathroom of a building and beat them severely with clubs. A few minutes later they took him outside and shot him", stated the brother of Eyad Abu Raiya, who was killed Wednesday by a 19-year old Israeli officer in Jaffa. "We will sue the killing officer and we will not give up until he is put on trial, even if it costs me my life"http://www.imemc.org/content/view/21895/1/

Village Voice: NYTW bulldozed MNIRC
Though New York Theater Workshop bulldozed its planned production last season, this posthumous play has now arrived safely in the city. Ordinarily the life of a 23-year-old activist might make for a rather short evening of theater, but this drama, adapted by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner from Corrie's writings, won raves during its London run.http://www.rachelswords.org/2006/10/...lldozed-mnirc/

The mystery of America
It happens once every few months. Like a periodic visit by an especially annoying relative from overseas, Condoleezza Rice was here again. The same declarations, the same texts devoid of content, the same sycophancy, the same official aircraft heading back to where it came from. The results were also the same: Israel promised in December, after a stormy night of discussions, to open the "safe passage" between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. This time, in what was considered the "achievement" of the current visit, Israel also promised to open the Karni crossing.http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/771541.html

We can't go home again
For 13 years, I've lived here by renewing my tourist visa every three months. Last month, an Israeli soldier stamped my American passport with a one- month visa and wrote "last permit" on it in Arabic, Hebrew and English. Now I am faced with a terrible choice. I can leave, uprooting my family and abandoning the businesses I've worked hard to build. I can leave alone and be separated from my wife and daughters. Or I can remain here "illegally," risking deportation at any time. My situation is not unique. Thousands of Palestinians are in a similar limbo.http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/08/news/edoped.php

Abbas aide: PA Chair will call new elections if no coalition is formed
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas plans to present the Hamas-led Cabinet with an ultimatum in the coming days to accept an agreement for a coalition government or head to early elections, an Abbas aide said Sunday.http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/771947.html

Fatah chair in PA parliament calls for new elections
"How can one authority have two heads blaming each other?" Azzam al-Ahmed told a press conference in Ramallah. "If so, we must turn again to the people," he said. "Any country whose government reaches a dead end calls for early parliamentary elections. Those who trust themselves do not fear the people," he added.http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/771526.html

Palestinian strikers threaten to paralyze West Bank and Gaza
Palestinian civil servants threatened Sunday to paralyze the West Bank and Gaza Strip by bringing employees of the petroleum authority into their strike and drying up local fuel supplies if the government does not pay them. "In our hands are cards that have not been used yet," said Ahmad Assafhttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/...ans_Unrest.php

Haniyeh: Internal war will be our end
"We must do everything in order to prevent the possibility that the Palestinian people will deteriorate into an internal war, which is a red line. Our differences, our problems, and our struggle need to be against the occupation. These internal disagreements need to be arguments within the political arena," he said.http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...312518,00.html

Al-Qaeda affiliate burns coffee shop in Gaza Strip
After the Palestinian branch of al-Qaeda took responsibility for killing a senior Palestinian intelligence officer and four of his escorts three weeks ago, the group again took responsibility for violence in the Gaza Strip. Early Sunday morning, Gunmen shot and set fire to an internet coffee shop in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip, causing massive damage.http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...312455,00.html

Olmert, Abbas aides make no progress before Rice visit
Aides to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas met early last week in preparation for the visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. No progress was made and no follow-up meeting was scheduled. Likewise, no date has been set for an Olmert-Abbas meeting.http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/771523.html

Hamas' military wing has more than 10,000 fighters: spokesman
The spokesman declined to confirm that Hamas had Russian-made Katyusha rockets, but said that "al-Qassam Brigades has been preparing a great force to counter the enemy." "Hamas depends on home manufacturing of weapons and also can bring weapons into the Gaza Strip by its own ways," he said.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20...nt_5177270.htm

Galilee Arab towns to receive special budget allotment for first time
The Galilee Development Authority will allocate at least NIS 500,000 to Israeli Arab entrepreneurs, as part of the plan to rebuild the Galilee after the war in Lebanon. This is the first time the Authority is apportioning a special sum for the Arab public.http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/771948.html

Ireland: Pro-Palestinian protesters attack Israeli ambassador
On Saturday night, Dr. Evrony spoke with Yedioth Ahronoth, saying that "despite the incident I intend to continue to speak everywhere. It is important that Israel's voice be head and its position clarified."http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...312283,00.html

We did it! They're killing each other
The second Lebanon war made many doubt the government's ability to think in advance about the results of its actions, analyze future implications, and act accordingly. However, the government's conduct in regards to the Palestinians no doubt attests to the strategic planning abilities of a distinguished chess master who patiently lays a trap for his opponent, step by step, until the king is defeated. Checkmate.http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...312514,00.html

A neighbor's view
Israel has allowed Hezbollah to become a role model for many other organizations. No military action can stop radicalism; only peace, education and democratization can do that. Force will never be the answer. Israel's position of ignoring the Arab League's peace initiative only increased radicalism.http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/771540.html

Lieberman: If we decide to join, coalition talks could take just two hours
Senior Kadima officials suggested that Olmert wants to have a few coalition options firmly in hand before the Knesset winter session begins, partly to fill the vacuum left by the removal of the West Bank pullout from his political agenda and to divert attention from the controversy over the war in Lebanon.http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/771513.html

When we have a president
Israel is currently run by a parliamentary system by which the prime minister is the candidate who manages to unite the most elected officials around him. The plurality of parties has become a defining symbol of Israeli politics, and despite the fact that some argue that it is the essence of democracy, in action it is difficult to remember when the last time a government survived a full term under this system.http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...312503,00.html

The IDF Archive reveals secret files from Operation Kadesh / The Sinai Campaign - on the back of a cigarette box
The sketch bears the words: "The map, according to which planning was discussed at the next to last minute. Drawn by Moshe Dayan." Peres had then prime minister and defense minister David Ben-Gurion sign it, and then signed it himself. It is dated October 24, 1956, six days before the war, which began with the parachuting of Israeli troops into the Mitla Pass, some 60 kilometers from the Suez Canal.http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/S...?itemNo=771518

Row over British Muslim veil remarks rumbles on
Muslim News accused him in an editorial of demonising Islam and said he had made sure that Muslim women would "refuse to participate in the democratic process." "The blatant absurdity of that reaction is unfortunately typical of a section of the Muslim community which does its best to suppress any form of debate," the Sunday Telegraph newspaper responded in an editorial. "Indeed we should all be grateful that Mr Straw had the couragehttp://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/771937.html

Belgian far-rightist calls on Jews to join battle against Muslims
The position of its 20,000-strong Jewish community on Dewinter is causing a stir in the city, especially rumors of support by its 4,000 ultra-Orthodox members. Dewinter himself, in a last-ditch effort to gain legitimacy, declared last week in the media that he is certain that "one-third of the Jews will vote for me."http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/771558.html

Lebanese army: We'll use Hizbullah north of Litani
A new threat in the north? The Lebanese army warned that should Israel attack Lebanon north of the Litani river, the military would be aided by Hizbullah armed forces to respond to the aggression, the Lebanese daily al-Balad reported Sunday.http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...312378,00.html

Defense official: No change with Syria, but take Assad seriously
The Defense Ministry's chief official for diplomatic affairs, Amos Gilad, responding Sunday to statements by Bashar Assad that the Syrian military was preparing for war with Israel, said that there had been no changes to the security situation, but that Israel must take the Syrian president's words seriously for the long term.http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/771886.html

Bones of giant camel dating back 100,000 years discovered in Syrian desert
The discovery was the first of its kind and revealed that the Syrian desert "is the first origin of the camel," Bassam Jammous, director general of the Antiquities and Museum Department in Syria, told the newspaper. He said the camel is double the size of the modern-day camel and "poses a revolution in the world of archaeological discoveries."http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/771955.html

Dozens of enraged demonstrators attack Zion Evrony's car after university lecture. Ambassador: I intend to continue to speak everywhere

Itamar Eichner

Published: 10.08.06, 10:51

Dozens of enraged pro-Palestinian protestors attacked Israel's ambassador to Ireland this weekend as he was leaving a university in the city of Galway.

Dr. Zion Evrony, speaking at an open lecture organized by the law school, was first greeted with dozens of shouting protestors waving Palestinian flags. During the speech 20 students attempted to "blow up" the lecture by using an agreed signal and suddenly shouting and waving signs and flags. The protestors were asked to leave the hall.

After the speech and Q&A portion of the 90 minute lecture were over the ambassador exited the hall surrounded by police officers. However as he was leaving the campus grounds several dozen angry protestors attacked his vehicle, pounding their fists against the car and climbing onto the car. No one was arrested.

During the visit to Galway, the third largest city in Ireland, the ambassador met with the mayor and president of the university and was also interviewed at a local radio station.

On Saturday night, Dr. Evrony spoke with Yedioth Ahronoth, saying that "despite the incident I intend to continue to speak everywhere. It is important that Israel's voice be head and its position clarified."

It may well be we are on the verge of a worldwide Krystanacht, a real one, not like the fake one in Germany. The whole world is more than fed up with what Jews and Israel is doing and creating all over the globe. Especially what they're having America do, pay for, and supply weapons for.

You have incorrectly assessed the mindset of the people.
More and more so not only Arabs, but the rest of the world
are becoming more willing to lay down their lives to put an
end to Judaic nonsense.

What do you base this on, Messiah?

It is certainly not the impression I have gotten in Syria, Jordan or Egypt.

You have to remember, these countries fought in 1949, 1967 and 1973 - in each case they got thumped and humiliated. None of the wars achieved anything for the Arabs, and cost them an enormous amount in lives, land and money.

The Egyptian and Jordanian governments have gone some distance towards simply accepting Israel and trading with them - the Syrians under Assad Jnr still keep up the rhetoric, but the mood on the street is one of acknowledging certain defeat on the battlefield.

Anyone who believes I'm Jewish after reading this thread would have to be suffering a recent brain stem injury - when was the last time you heard about a Jew being in Syria well enough to know the names of the Arabic villages mentioned here?

A Jew living in Lebanon?

A Jew backing the right to a Palestinian state with contigious borders?

Anyone who believes I'm Jewish after reading this thread would have to be suffering a recent brain stem injury - when was the last time you heard about a Jew being in Syria well enough to know the names of the Arabic villages mentioned here?

A Jew living in Lebanon?

A Jew backing the right to a Palestinian state with contigious borders?

Rosie, admittedly I have never been to the Middle East, and don't care to. But, you keep bringing up how you look, and saying they would know you were not a Jew. But wouldn't all women be required to wear veils and burqas in Islamic countries? I just don't understand why, if you have spent so much time in Islamic countries, you would even start a thread with a title like this, in the first place? Especially, if you were so attached to the culture, that you would travel there on a frequent basis. Whether you are aware of it or not? You have devoted countless posts to defending Israel, while bashing White/Euopeans. Especially Western countries such as America or Australia, where you go out of your way to critisize White colonizers. What else are people to conclude with the rhetoric you spew?

But wouldn't all women be required to wear veils and burqas in Islamic countries?

No, not by any means. Obviously some countries are more conservative than others, and if I'd live in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait or Iran possibly I would have. But in the countries I've been to I just dress a litle conservatively, and at times have worn a scarf over my hair - but I've never covered my face.

Especially, if you were so attached to the culture, that you would travel there on a frequent basis

I am quite attached to the place, sure, although one must also recognise that some of the Arab peoples also have their faults as a society. As anywhere does, Finland included, of course. But yes, I do love being in Arab countries. Life is exciting there!

Despite my attachment to the Lebanese and Syrian people - who I genuinely think are great - I also try and be fair and objective.

At times that means admitting Israel is right about something, and the Arabs maybe not right. At times it means saying Israel is wrong, and the Arabs right. I make no apology for that.

It is certainly not the impression I have gotten in Syria, Jordan or Egypt.

You have to remember, these countries fought in 1949, 1967 and 1973 - in each case they got thumped and humiliated. None of the wars achieved anything for the Arabs, and cost them an enormous amount in lives, land and money.

The Egyptian and Jordanian governments have gone some distance towards simply accepting Israel and trading with them - the Syrians under Assad Jnr still keep up the rhetoric, but the mood on the street is one of acknowledging certain defeat on the battlefield.

The only resistance now is from Hamas and Hezbollah.

The Arabs are pretty nice people, but push them hard enough, as Israel is doing, and you may find more fight than you ever bargain for. Many Arabs are still alive that remember the days
when Jews and Arabs lived in peace and mutual cooperation in the region, and wish to return to that state of living. Enough of the master race Jewish Supremacists who don't even consider non Jews human.

Despite my attachment to the Lebanese and Syrian people - who I genuinely think are great - I also try and be fair and objective.

At times that means admitting Israel is right about something, and the Arabs maybe not right. At times it means saying Israel is wrong, and the Arabs right. I make no apology for that.

Ah alright! I only know, I haven't seen one post of yours which was critical of Israel. Perhaps you can post a link? Meanwhile, your starting post of this thread, is only to ask why, people care more about Palestinians, over Egyptians, Syrians, or Jordanians? So more to the point, I would like to ask you, your feelings on Palestinians vs Israli's? In objective terms, as you say?